Yep, "Dinner through a straw" for the next 6 weeks... I know you're jealous! :) Tomorrow morning I am going in for double jaw surgery where my jaw becomes a puzzle piece broken into 6 pieces (4 upper jaw, 2 lower jaw) to improve my jaw function. Thank you, TMJ. Anyway, I can't eat solids for 6 weeks, my mouth will be wired shut for 1-2 weeks, and I'm being forced to drink water and protein drinks through a big, fat syringe with a catheter at the bottom that I stick in the opening behind my teeth and into my throat. The doctor said I should expect to lose between 10 and 20 pounds the first week (that would be awesome if it were spread across the full 6 weeks), which is good because I haven't worried about a single calorie the last month or so knowing this. Another good thing is that I don't have to go to work for an entire month!
Honestly, I have felt so good about this whole thing. Very uncharacteristically of me, I have had no problem talking about the surgery and the procedure, and I haven't been nervous much at all. In fact, I'm kind of looking forward to a nice 2 hour nap tomorrow morning. I'm sure that will change when they finally send me home and I have to figure everything out on my own. But I'm not thinking about that right now. Wish me luck! :)
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Brittney is going to be eating like her niece (in the pictures below) when she finally gets to eat real food again! Although Brittney has been excited to have this done which we all know is amazing considering her Phobia of the "B" word! I was the one who woke up Saturday morning and couldn't go back to sleep because I was thinking about all the things she said the doctor told her and then I started gagging and had to get up! Love Mom I know you will do great with this surgery !
good luck tomorrow. my surgery did not sound that intense. One thing that saved me (granted my mouth wasn't wired shut so I was on a soft food diet) was a baby food grinder. I would grind up all kinds of fruits and vegetable up in it. I lived off that, applesauce, boost protein drinks and scrambled eggs. Good luck with everything and know i will be thinking of you. Let me know if you have any questions. My surgery was a short 2 months ago. I still have to go through the braces phase though...no fun.
Oh good luck Brittney!! If you really lose 20 lbs you're going to be rediculously tiny. I'll be thinking of you! Once you're jaw isn't wired shut and you're bored without work, call me! I have lots of time to chat.
Britt, you have the best attitude about this! Good Luck with the surgery and the new diet!
Good luck Britt! I'm sure everything will go great. My brother had a similar surgery a year ago and he recovered really well. I hope you don't get too sick of your liquid diet! :)
oh man, good luck! i would recommend buying a vita-mix! we love ours and use it daily- hang in there girl.
Good luck Brittney!
P.S. those pictures of your niece below are so cute!
I've been thinking of you all day! I hope it goes well and I can't wait to see you!
I didn't even know you had this--such a bad friend! And I'm reading all of this in hindsight because I decided I couldn't look at blogs until teaching got a bit easier this year... Hope you're feeling ok!
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